Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.124
The complaint reached the city magistrate
“Hearing the resounding vibration of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, the local Muslims, greatly angry, submitted a complaint to the Kazi.”
What the purport teaches
- Hearing the resounding Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, the local Muslims became greatly angry and complained to the Kazi.
- The Kazi was the city magistrate, responsible for keeping law and order and punishing criminals. The landholders collected taxes on the land.
- Both the Kazi and the landholders were under the governor of Bengal, then known as Subā-bāṅgālā.
Try this today
Write one sentence distinguishing the Kazi’s duties from those of the landholders.
Ask yourself
How does understanding the Kazi’s authority help me understand the complaint?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.